Two arrested, one hurt in Berry Creek shooting

Berry Creek >> Two men were arrested Tuesday after Butte County sheriff’s deputies stumbled upon an apparent shooting.

About 10:30 a.m. the Butte County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Eradication Team was in the area of Bald Rock Road and Milsap Bar Road in Berry Creek when they came across a truck stopped in the roadway with the rear window shattered. They saw a man, identified as Jairo Barajas, 28 of Livingston, standing next to the truck holding a shotgun.

Another man who had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest was walking toward the deputies. Two members from the Marijuana Eradication Team, who are trained EMTs, began rendering aid.

As medical aid was being rendered to the victim, Barajas fled into the woods. He was later found on Oro Quincy Highway and arrested on a charge of attempted murder.

A third man, Roy Granados, 32 of Atwater, was inside the truck. He was also arrested on a charge of attempted murder.

The victim was flown to a local hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.

Deputies at the scene recovered one handgun and one shotgun. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.